Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
1:30 pm
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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The Minister of State is dealing with the consequences of this now. From his understanding from looking at the files within the Department, was there any suggestion at any time by the OPW that it should purchase this property from NAMA? Perhaps the Minister of State's officials can help him. We all know about the social clause of the NAMA legislation, which is that it should offer it to the State first. Did the OPW ever suggest that this property be purchased from NAMA?